Somebody needs to think about this stuff...
by justin
This month I am studying “Tang-Soo Do karate”
Continuing my Tang-Soo Do karate practice. I have managed over the past month to stop by at five karate schools in Denmark. Even if the style is different, once I explain the situation to the master of the school they are happy to let me practice and study with them for a few hours during a regular class.
by justin
Location: Ibisweg, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 13
Total miles: 598
Notes: What a desolate place. Just endless empty fields. I wonder what they harvest here.
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Location: Naardervaart, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 10
Total miles: 585
Notes:
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I’ve climbed mountains in shorts and a t-shirt where the weather turned bad and the fog rolled in and I got lost.
But I’ve never been in as much danger of dying from exposure as when I meet someone without any budget who wants me to work for free.
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Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 575
Notes: Finally made it to Amsterdam. I am not staying. Feeling the pressure to push on as I approach the half-way point.
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Location: Amstelhoek, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 16
Total miles: 563
Notes:
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Location: Boskoop, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 14
Total miles: 547
Notes:
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Location: Rotterdamn, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 8
Total miles: 533
Notes: Made it to Rotterdam before midday. I think I will spend a quiet afternoon in a coffee shop. Get dinner with some friends. Then tomorrow morning push on to Amsterdam.
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Location: Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 18
Total miles: 525
Notes:
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This week I am listening to “Babble” by That Petrol Emotion
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Location: Meerkerk, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 507
Notes:
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Location: Kooiweg, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 13
Total miles: 495
Notes:
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Location: Maaspoortweg, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 10
Total miles: 482
Notes: Taking a slight detour and heading to Rotterdam to have dinner with a friend in a few days.
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Are schizophrenic introverts too shy to talk to themselves?
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Location: Haaren, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 11
Total miles: 472
Notes:
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Location: Middelbeers, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 10
Total miles: 461
Notes: Only managed 4 hours of walking today. Weather did not hold and I just got tired. Tomorrow I turn North to Amsterdam.
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Today I finished reading “We Also Walk Dogs” by Robert A. Heinlein
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Location: Tulderheyde, Belgium
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 451
Notes: Spending my last night in Belgium. Tomorrow I am back in the Netherlands.
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Location: Steenweg op Weelde, Belgium
Miles walked today: 15
Total miles: 439
Notes: I am not sure I have the name of this town correct. It is dark. Found a quiet area to pitch camp.
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This week I am listening to “Strange Fire” by Indigo Girls
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Location: Wuustwezel, Belgium
Miles walked today: 11
Total miles: 424
Notes:
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Location: Starbroek, Belgium
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 413
Notes: Back in to Belgium. Cross a bunch of inland waterways.
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Location: Nieuw Namen, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 13
Total miles: 401
Notes: Stayed in the Netherlands today. Will cross back in to Belgium tomorrow very briefly.
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Location: Koewacht, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 11
Total miles: 388
Notes: Back to the Netherlands. Like playing hop scotch with countries.
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Location: Assenede, Belgium
Miles walked today: 15
Total miles: 377
Notes: I was pushing too far North. I have to avoid the coast if I want to make good time. I have returned to Belgium temporarily.
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Today I finished reading “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe
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Location: Aardenburg, Netherlands
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 362
Notes: I have made it to the Netherlands
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Location: Bruges, Belgium
Miles walked today: 0
Total miles: 350
Notes:
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This week I am listening to “For the Country” by Dumptruck
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Location: Bruges, Belgium
Miles walked today: 13
Total miles: 350
Notes: Have not been in Bruge for a few years. Found a nice hotel. Going to spend a day just looking around.
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Location: Oudenburg, Belgium
Miles walked today: 10
Total miles: 337
Notes:
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Location: Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Miles walked today: 18
Total miles: 327
Notes: A fancy French way of saying “Newport.” I am tickled. Made it in to Belgium. Made good time today. Incredibly flat country.
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Location: Dunkirk, France
Miles walked today: 0
Total miles: 309
Notes: Pushing out first thing tomorrow morning.
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Location: Dunkirk, France
Miles walked today: 14
Total miles: 309
Notes: I have “landed” in Dunkirk. Going to spend a day here and enjoy myself.
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Location: Grand Drack, France
Miles walked today: 14
Total miles: 295
Notes: Not enjoying this area. It’s way too industrial. I am hoping to push on to Dunkirk tomorrow.
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Location: Calais, France
Miles walked today: 0
Total miles: 281
Notes: I am taking the day off walking. Just going to spend it relaxing in Calais. I haven’t had a shower in 3 days so I’m renting a hotel and I get to sleep in a good bed tonight.
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This week I am listening to “Oh My Gawd!!!” by The Flaming Lips
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This month I am studying “Tang-Soo Do karate”
This is the 21st month of study.
Last week I approached my first karate school and asked if I could take one class with them. I explained I was on a walking holiday and wanted to continue my karate studies. So far, the two schools I have asked have agreed. I think this could work out well.
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Location: Dover, England
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 281
Notes: I made it to Dover. A day later than I planned but here I am. Got my ferry ticket, but I have to wait until the first ferry tomorrow morning.
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Location: Hythe, England
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 269
Notes: Just spent a very pleasant day walking along the coast. Had an early lunch in a place called Dymchurch.
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Location: Romney Marsh, England
Miles walked today: 15
Total miles: 257
Notes:
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Location: Rye, England
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 242
Notes:
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Location: Etchingham, England
Miles walked today: 15
Total miles: 230
Notes:
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Location: Cooper’s Green, England
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 215
Notes:
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Location: Haywards Heath, England
Miles walked today: 13
Total miles: 203
Notes: Went a bit too far South, need to correct for that. I think it will only delay me by a day.
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This week I am listening to “Opus Dei” by Laibach
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Location: Crawley, England
Miles walked today: 16
Total miles: 190
Notes:
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Today I finished reading “Crafting A Compiler” by Charles Fischer.
Made a ton of notes. I need to post this one back to my parent’s house as I don’t want to lose it.
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Location: Cranleigh, England
Miles walked today: 12
Total miles: 174
Notes:
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Location: Normandy, England
Miles walked today: 14
Total miles: 162
Notes: No, not the one in France, the one in England